#a9a3cd

Color #a9a3cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.23 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a3cd

RGB

rgb(169, 163, 205)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 29.6%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 20.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.78, 10.75, -20.62)

LCH

lch(68.78, 23.25, 297.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0604, 291.34)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 63.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cda3

Analogous

#a3b2cd

#a9a3cd

#bea3cd

Triadic

#a9a3cd

#cda9a3

#a3cda9

Split-complementary

#a9a3cd

#cdbea3

#b2cda3

Tetradic

#a9a3cd

#cda3c7

#c7cda3

#a3cda9

Square

#a9a3cd

#cda3b2

#c7cda3

#a3cdbe

Shades

Color #a9a3cd mixed toward black.

#847bb7

#61569f

#494177

#302b50

#181628

Tints

Color #a9a3cd mixed toward white.

#b7b2d5

#c6c2de

#d4d1e6

#e2e0ee

#f1f0f7

Tones

Color #a9a3cd mixed toward gray.

#aca7ca

#aeaac6

#b1aec3

#b3b1bf

#b6b5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c4 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a7c2 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#a9bcbb · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a3cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a3cd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9a3cd (#a9a3cd) is rgb(169, 163, 205) in RGB.

No, #a9a3cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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